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Windows NT 4.0 SP6 Includes Fixes for Stress-Induced Issues

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SYMPTOMS

Microsoft testing of Windows NT products includes automated tests that specifically push the operating system beyond its normal limits. This article summarizes the changes to binary files in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 that are not reliably reproducible without these test tools. Customers may also encounter these problems, but it is difficult to be certain.

Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 includes fixes of this type in the following binary files:

Cdfs.sys
Fastfat.sys
Mup.sys
Netbt.sys
Ntfs.sys
Ntkrnlmp.exe
Ntoskrnl.exe
Nwlnkrip.sys
Oleaut32.dll
Ole32.dll
Rasauto.dll
Raspppen.dll
Rdr.sys
Tapi32.dll
Wamreg.dll
Win32k.sys
Winmsd.exe

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RESOLUTION

Windows NT Server or Workstation 4.0

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E396D059-E402-46EF-B095-A74399E25737&displaylang=en/ (http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ServicePacks/) -or-
152734 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152734/EN-US/ ) how to obtain the latest windows nt 4.0 service pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;cntactms)

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Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152734/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition.

This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.

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